Casper Field Office
| Contacts: | Lesley A. Collins, | |||
| 307-261-7603 |
BLM Hosts Public Forum on Recreation Business Plans
The Bureau of Land Management will be hosting a public forum to solicit public comments concerning recreation fees within the area managed by the Casper Field Office.
The public forum will be held at the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center (NHTIC) from 6 to 7 p.m. on July 30, 2009. The public is encouraged to attend and comment.
Business plans for recreation fees are mandated by the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (REA), 16 U.S.C. 6801 et seq. and recommended for all fee sites in the final Wyoming REA Evaluation Report completed in 2008.
Two separate business plans will be presented during this forum. The first plan will be specific to the NHTIC and will include entrance fees, collection and reporting methods as well as long term goals for revenues collected. A second business plan will include a revision of the current fee structure for the Muddy Mountain Environmental Education Area and a newly proposed fee for The Trapper’s Route Special Recreation Management Area.
For more information contact Eve Bennett at (307) 261-7517.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land, the most of any Federal agency. This land, known as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. In Fiscal Year (FY) 2011, recreational and other activities on BLM-managed land contributed more than $130 billion to the U.S. economy and supported more than 600,000 American jobs. The Bureau is also one of a handful of agencies that collects more revenue than it spends. In FY 2012, nearly $5.7 billion will be generated on lands managed by the BLM, which operates on a $1.1 billion budget. The BLM's multiple-use mission is to sustain the health and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. The Bureau accomplishes this by managing such activities as outdoor recreation, livestock grazing, mineral development, and energy production, and by conserving natural, historical, cultural, and other resources on public lands.
Casper Field Office 2987 Prospector Drive Casper, WY 82604